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The forty-first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of 1999 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, Águilas de Mexicali; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Cardenales de Lara. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Summary

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Semifinales

Venezuela 5 Dominicañ Repubile 3 México 11 Puerto Rico 1

Final México 4 Venezuela 5

Final standings

Country Club W L W/L % Managers
 Dominican Republic Tigres del Licey *    5 2   .714   Dave Jauss
 Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez 4 3   .571   Al Newman
 Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 2 4   .333   Omar Malavé
 Mexico Águilas de Mexicali 2 4   .333   Francisco Estrada
 * Won tie-breaking game for first place

Semifinals Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

          1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9        R  C  H

Tigres 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 3 Cardenles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 3 2

Mexico vs. Puerto Pico

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    R C H

Aguilas 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 2 Indios 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3

Final 

July 23, 1999 7:50 Dominican Republic vs Mexico

        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Tigres 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Aguilas 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X Tigres win 4:2

Individual leaders

Player Statistic
Batting
Carlos Mendoza (VEN) Batting average   .529
Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR) Runs       9
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Hits     12
Wes Chamberlain (VEN)
Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR)
Home runs       3
David Ortiz (DOM) RBI       9
Four players tied Stolen bases       2
Pitching
Anthony Chavez (DOM) Wins       2
José Rosado (PUR) Strikeouts     13
José Rosado (PUR) ERA   0.77
José Rosado (PUR) Innings pitched   11.2
Miguel Alicea (PUR) Saves       3

All-Star team

Name Position
Henry Mercedes (DOM) Catcher
Wes Chamberlain (VEN) First baseman
Ever Magallanes (MEX) Second baseman
Edwards Guzmán (PUR) Third baseman
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Shortstop
Darryl Brinkley (MEX) Left fielder
Manny Martínez (DOM) Center fielder
Karim García (MEX) Right fielder
Luis Polonia (DOM) Designated hitter
Miguel Batista (DOM) Right-handed pitcher
José Rosado (PUR) Left-handed pitcher
Miguel Alicea (PUR) Relief pitcher
Awards
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Most Valuable Player
Dave Jauss (DOM) Manager

Sources

Caribbean Series
Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CPBC)
Editions
Participants
Full CPBC members
Invited members (2025)
Former participants
Related articles
  • 1961 to 1969 - The Series was not held during these years following the dissolution of Cuba's professional league.
  • 1981 - The Series was not held due to a Venezuelan player's strike.
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